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John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. [1] He composed 136 marches from 1873 until his death in 1932. [ a ] [ 2 ] He derived few of his marches from his other musical compositions such as melodies and operettas .
John Philip Sousa. This is a list of compositions by John Philip Sousa. By genre ... Four Marches For Regimental Drums And Trumpets (1884) Funeral March (1886)
The march is written for a standard full American concert band. On the page for The Stars and Stripes Forever on the official United States Marine Band website, under The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, additional parts are written in at the bottom of the downloadable score. These parts are from Sousa's Encore Book, and are handwritten ...
The Washington Post (march) " The Washington Post " (often called " The Washington Post March ") is a march composed by John Philip Sousa in 1889. Since then, it has remained as one of his most popular marches throughout the United States and many other countries.
John Philip Sousa in his Marine Corps uniform. In 1892 he left the Marines to start his own band, which he led for the next 39 years, earning a new title, “the American March King.”
John Philip Sousa ( / ˈsuːzə, ˈsuːsə / SOO-zə, SOO-sə, [ 1][ 2] Portuguese: [ˈso (w)zɐ]; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. [ 3] He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his ...
The march is "addressed to no particular nation, but to all of America's friends abroad." In 1901, John Philip Sousa heard the Virginia Tech Regimental Band (The Highty-Tighties) playing "The Thunderer" at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Sousa was so impressed that he dedicated a performance of his latest march, "Hands Across ...
Semper Fidelis (march) " Semper Fidelis ", written in 1888 by John Philip Sousa, is regarded as the official march of the United States Marine Corps. This piece was one of two composed in response to a request from United States President Chester A. Arthur for a new piece to be associated with the United States President.